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Marketing my New Website – Day 3

Marketing my New Website – Day 3

A journal of marketing my new website (BetterBusinessPro.com) to generate traffic….

(Updates will be under the specific category of – “My Marketing Journal“)

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Today I submitted my rss feed to 30 some RSS Directories.  (Here’s a blog post you might find helpful on “35 Best Rss Directories to Submit Your Blog’s RSS Feed” )  Of course, this can be a little tedious.  I prefer using software.  You can get RSS Feeds Submit for a very reasonable price.

Benefits: The ability to be able to submit your rss feed to rss directories is another plus for building your new website on a blogging platform such as Wordpress.  RSS most commonly stands for “Really Simple Syndication”.  In other words, you can have the news of your fresh bog content blasted all over the internet in a matter of minutes. Pretty neat!  Search engines also quickly pick up on this content which means more traffic for you!

I also “Pinged” my new website to notify them of my new content.  I like to think of “pinging” as ringing a virtual “doorbell”.  It simply notifies blog applications on the internet that you’ve updated your blog and added some fresh content.

Do it yourself steps: Inside your wordpress blog you can utilitze your “Update Services”  Simply go to  Settings >>> Writing …and then scroll down to “Update Services”

Copy and paste in your ping url list: (I’ve collected this ping list over time, but haven’t really checked them out lately…some may no longer be in service??)

http://rpc.pingomatic.com/
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
http://api.feedster.com/ping
http://api.moreover.com/RPC2
http://api.my.yahoo.com/RPC2
http://xping.pubsub.com/ping/
http://ping.blo.gs/
http://ping.feedburner.com
http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php
http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php
http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/
http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080/
http://rpc.newsgator.com/
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
http://topicexchange.com/RPC2
http://www.blogdigger.com/RPC2
http://www.blogstreet.com/xrbin/xmlrpc.cgi
http://www.newsisfree.com/RPCCloud
http://ping.weblogs.se/
http://blogmatcher.com/u.php
http://coreblog.org/ping/
http://www.blogpeople.net/servlet/weblogUpdates
http://bulkfeeds.net/rpc
http://trackback.bakeinu.jp/bakeping.php
http://ping.myblog.jp
http://ping.bitacoras.com
http://ping.bloggers.jp/rpc/
http://ping.blogmura.jp/rpc/
http://xmlrpc.blogg.de
http://1470.net/api/ping
http://bblog.com/ping.php
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/XMLRPC
http://1470.net/api/ping
http://api.feedster.com/ping
http://api.feedster.com/ping.php
http://api.moreover.com/ping
http://api.moreover.com/RPC2
http://api.my.yahoo.com/RPC2
http://api.my.yahoo.com/rss/ping
http://bblog.com/ping.php
http://bitacoras.net/ping/
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/XMLRPC
http://blogdb.jp/xmlrpc
http://blogmatcher.com/u.php
http://blogoole.com/ping
http://blogroots.com/tb_populi.blog?id=1
http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2
http://blogsnow.com/ping
http://bulkfeeds.net/rpc
http://coreblog.org/ping/
http://godesigngroup.com
http://godesigngroup.com/blog/feed
http://imblogs.net/ping
http://lasermemory.com/lsrpc
http://mapufacture.com/georss/ping/api
http://mod-pubsub.org/kn_apps/blogchatt
http://ping.amagle.com
http://ping.bitacoras.com
http://ping.blo.gs/
http://ping.blogg.de/
http://ping.bloggers.jp/rpc/
http://ping.blogmura.jp/rpc/
http://ping.cocolog-nifty.com/xmlrpc
http://ping.exblog.jp/xmlrpc
http://ping.fakapster.com/rpc
http://ping.feedburner.com
http://ping.myblog.jp
http://ping.rootblog.com/rpc.php
http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php
http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php
http://ping.weblogs.se/
http://ping.wordblog.de
http://pinger.blogflux.com/rpc/
http://pingoat.com/goat/RPC2
http://pingqueue.com/rpc/
http://popdex.com/addsite.php
http://rcs.datashed.net/RPC2/
http://rpc.blogbuzzmachine.com/RPC2
http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/
http://rpc.britblog.com/
http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080/
http://rpc.newsgator.com/
http://rpc.pingomatic.com/
http://rpc.tailrank.com/feedburner/RPC2
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
http://rpc.wpkeys.com/
http://services.newsgator.com/ngws/xmlrpcping.aspx
http://signup.alerts.msn.com/alerts-PREP/submitPingExtended.doz
http://snipsnap.org/RPC2
http://thingamablog.sourceforge.net/ping.php
http://topicexchange.com/RPC2
http://trackback.bakeinu.jp/bakeping.php
http://weblogues.com/RPC
http://www.a2b.cc/setloc/bp.a2b
http://www.bitacoles.net/ping.php
http://www.blogdigger.com/RPC2
http://www.blogoole.com/ping/
http://www.blogoon.net/ping/
http://www.blogpeople.net/servlet/weblogUpdates
http://www.blogroots.com/tb_populi.blog?id=1
http://www.blogshares.com/rpc.php
http://www.blogsnow.com/ping
http://www.blogstreet.com/xrbin/xmlrpc.cgi
http://www.catapings.com/ping.php
http://www.focuslook.com/ping.php
http://www.godesigngroup.com
http://www.holycowdude.com/rpc/ping
http://www.imblogs.net/ping/
http://www.lasermemory.com/lsrpc/
http://www.mod-pubsub.org/kn_apps/blogchatter/ping.php
http://www.newsisfree.com/RPCCloud
http://www.newsisfree.com/xmlrpctest.php
http://www.popdex.com/addsite.php
http://www.rssfwd.com/xmlrpc/api
http://www.rssfwd.com/xmlrpc/api
http://www.snipsnap.org/RPC2
http://www.weblogues.com/RPC/
http://xmlrpc.blogg.de/
http://xping.pubsub.com/
http://xping.pubsub.com/ping/
https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/pingPodcast

You can also try using Ping-o-Matic’s free ping service which states that they regularly check their list to make sure the resources are legit and still work.

Today’s marketing cost: $0 (or invest in a one-time purchase for RSS Feeds Submit software and use it for all your new blogs.)

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Just launched! – BetterBusinessPro.com

Announcement: I just launched a new site, BetterBusinessPro.com

It’s a website based on offering worthy business resources to small business owners.  It’s main focus is on outsourcing.  You can grab my free 30-page report on “The Essential Guide to Outsourcing Online” when you subscribe to my blog updates from BBP.

Earn income: You’ll find there also, an affiliate program that will allow you to earn 20% residual income.  So be sure to check that out!

Visit my new site now, BetterBusinessPro.com

Free Ebook: Photoshop Secrets

Free Ebook:  Photoshop Secrets

Just a word to my readers…

I’m just writing to let you know that I’m focusing on products for my members area that will help with your internet marketing as well as your education to expand your online business.

For me, it’s been a challenge over the years to get my graphics and pictures looking the best for my websites. I’ve even outsourced some work. But, think of the money you can save when you learn to do your own graphic and photo creations!

You can learn to how use the free version of Gimp (which is similar to adobe photoshop without the big price tag) to create your own graphics and Picknic (picnik.com) to enhance your photos and add text to them.

One other source that I’m a member of that gives allows you to create free banners is located here: Instant Banner Creator

*New Product Announcement:

I’ve added “Photoshop Secrets” to our member’s area. It also comes with Master Resell Rights and a sales page.

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Great Newsletters Are Scannable

Great Newsletters Are Scannable
by Jim Palmer, The Newsletter Guru

Someone who picks up your monthly customer newsletter should be able to get the key points in any of your articles just by scanning.

Use simple subheads to highlight key points. If you have more than one key point in your text, you can use more than one subhead. Use boldface to call attention to important words and phrases. Notice how your eye naturally is drawn to the boldfaced word in this paragraph. You want to stop a scanner dead in their tracks.

Because if a scanner scanning the newsletter doesn’t stop and read the articles, it’s not likely they’re going to get a lot out of it. The whole idea is you want them to read the newsletter.

There are also devices you can use to increase readability. Charts often make concepts clear. Bulleted lists are great for summarizing key points and make newsletters crisp, clear, and easy to read. I use all of these techniques when I design my Success Advantage 2.0 No Hassle ‘Done-for-You’ Newsletters.

The Secret to Selecting Typefaces

Headlines and body copy are the way that text is presented to the reader. You want your design to be both professional looking and readable. Start by fully understanding the following important terms.

A typeface is a style of type. This line is in a typeface called Times New Roman.
There are two basic kinds of typefaces that you’ll see in great newsletters.

1) There are “serif faces,” like Times New Roman. A “serif” is the little curl or footing on the letters. A book face is a typeface with both serifs and shading. Times New Roman is a book face.

2) There are also “sans-serif” typefaces. That means that there are no serifs on the letters. Arial, the typeface being used in this sentence, is a sans-serif typeface.
A font is the rendition of a letter or word in a typeface. This is Times New Roman 10-point font. Point is the size of the type. This is Times New Roman 10-point Bold.
Right now you’re probably thinking, “What does that have to do with me and my newsletter?” But this is important, so stay with me.

Pick up a major newspaper and look at it. You’ll notice that the newspapers all use similar typefaces. They use sans-serif typefaces for headlines. They use book faces for body copy. You should too. Sans-serif typefaces are good for headlines. The eye finds it easy to stop at the end of a line. Book faces are good for body copy. They encourage the eye to keep moving.

Read more about design techniques and strategies, and get some easy to use newsletter checklists in my book, The Magic of Newsletter Marketing – the Secret to More Profits and Customers for Life! It is available at Amazon.com or my Web site, www.TheNewsletterGuru.com.

Jim Palmer is known internationally as ‘Newsletter Guru, the go-to resource for smart, effective strategies for maximizing the profitability of customer relationships. Jim is also the acclaimed author of The Magic of Newsletter Marketing – The Secret to More Profits and Customers for Life. Jim’s most popular ‘Done-for-For’ No Hassle Newsletter program is called Success Advantage 2.0.